On January 20, 1993, Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn died at home, and her legend continues to this day. Hepburn's acting career spanned more than 40 years, and she was the first actress ever to win an Oscar, Golden Globe and British Academy Film Award for a film. After her retirement, she focused on charitable and aid work.
Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Isel, Brussels, Belgium. In 1953, Audrey rose to fame in the United States for her role in Roman Holiday. The film was a huge success, and she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
In the following career, she starred in critically acclaimed films such as Sweet Face, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Lady Tiffany, winning numerous awards and accolades. In 1967, Audrey decided to quit show business at the peak of her career.
Hepburn is fully committed to charity and works closely with UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador. Before her death in 1993, she worked in Africa, Asia and South Africa. Hepburn once said, "I don't like the word third world, we're all in the same world." I want people to know that most of humanity is suffering. Un photographer John Isaac once commented: "Children are often surrounded by flies, but she will go and hug them." The children would come up and take her hand and stroke her. She's like a 'magic piper'. I've never seen anyone else do that. ”
In 1992, after returning from a humanitarian trip to Somalia, Hepburn went to be examined for abdominal pain. The results showed that she had a rare form of abdominal cancer that she had received treatment for. Her long-term partner, Robert Wolders, said: "Doctors say she has only three months to live. She admits that she is afraid of pain, but not of death. ”
Her family wanted to spend their last Christmas with her in Switzerland. Unable to take a commercial flight to Switzerland due to illness, Her friend and fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy arranged a private jet to take her from Los Angeles to Geneva.
Audrey lived a quiet and fulfilling life until her death at the age of 63, and her work and the life she felt were adored and loved by fans. She was posthumously awarded the Humanitarian Medal and a statue at UNICEF Headquarters in 2002.
Goddess forever!